India Wednesday said it faces "no danger" from the radiation leak in Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant as it is travelling in the opposite direction.
"I would like to assure the nation that on the basis of information received till date there is no danger to India from the radiation leaks in Fukushima," Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwini Kumar told reporters outside parliament.
The magnitude-9 quake triggered blasts in three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant and there were apprehensions that the radiation from the area could affect other parts of the world.
The minister said: "The radiation, we are told, is travelling eastwards and we are in the opposite direction from Japan."
Fukushima is more than 6,500 km away from India.
The minister also said that the radiation was travelling over the Pacific Ocean mass and "normally the radiation vapours will drop into the ocean when it rains."
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had also assured that all nuclear reactors in India can withstand "large natural disasters" but had ordered a safety review at nuclear plants following a nuclear fallout in disaster-hit Japan.
He had said the government wanted safety systems at all its nuclear plants studied to ensure they can withstand natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes.
Radiation released by the damaged reactors at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been high enough to harm human health, the Japanese government warned Tuesday.
People living within 20 km of the facility have been asked to evacuate the area.
The March 11 quake and tsunami caused the cooling systems of reactors at Fukushima to fail, leading to the explosions and fears of reactor meltdowns.
According to Japan's National Police Agency, Friday's quake in northeastern Japan and the ensuing tsunami had left 3,373 people dead and 6,746 others missing. Around 530,000 are living in more than 2,600 shelters in quake-hit areas.
Source : economictimes
"I would like to assure the nation that on the basis of information received till date there is no danger to India from the radiation leaks in Fukushima," Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwini Kumar told reporters outside parliament.
The magnitude-9 quake triggered blasts in three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant and there were apprehensions that the radiation from the area could affect other parts of the world.
The minister said: "The radiation, we are told, is travelling eastwards and we are in the opposite direction from Japan."
Fukushima is more than 6,500 km away from India.
The minister also said that the radiation was travelling over the Pacific Ocean mass and "normally the radiation vapours will drop into the ocean when it rains."
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had also assured that all nuclear reactors in India can withstand "large natural disasters" but had ordered a safety review at nuclear plants following a nuclear fallout in disaster-hit Japan.
He had said the government wanted safety systems at all its nuclear plants studied to ensure they can withstand natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes.
Radiation released by the damaged reactors at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been high enough to harm human health, the Japanese government warned Tuesday.
People living within 20 km of the facility have been asked to evacuate the area.
The March 11 quake and tsunami caused the cooling systems of reactors at Fukushima to fail, leading to the explosions and fears of reactor meltdowns.
According to Japan's National Police Agency, Friday's quake in northeastern Japan and the ensuing tsunami had left 3,373 people dead and 6,746 others missing. Around 530,000 are living in more than 2,600 shelters in quake-hit areas.
Source : economictimes
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